Cycle B July 26, 2015 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Music: "Glory to God" Sephardic liturgy Image of Elijah, raising up to heaven in a chariot of fire, while giving his mantle to Elisha

Jordan Valley, between Moab and Gilgal Crossed the Jordan to enter the Promised Land, Gilgal or Galgala becomes a landmark for the people. Also a place chosen by the prophets. After Elijah raised to heaven and gave his "prophetic spirit" to Elisha, remains at Gilgal during a time of famine, Elisha feeds a multitude with a few loaves, as Jesus does it later. Moab Gilgal Jordan

JESUS IS THE BREAD 1st Reading: The 2nd Book of Kings tells us about one of the miracles of the prophet Elisha: feeds a multitude with a few loaves, as Jesus will do it later. Psalm 145: Praise to the UNIVERSAL God that satiates, willingly, ALL living ones. 2nd Reading: In the Letter to the Ephesians St. Paul gives a program for living the vocation we have received: humility, meekness, patience, bear with love, spare no effort to strengthen unity with the bonds of peace. Gospel: Jesus shares his bread as Easter Gift.

2Kgs 4:42-44 A man came from Baal- shalishah bringing to Elisha, the man of God, twenty barley loaves made from the firstfruits, and fresh grain in the ear. Elisha said, “Give it to the people to eat.” But his servant objected, “How can I set this before a hundred people?” Elisha insisted, “Give it to the people to eat.” “For thus says the LORD, ‘They shall eat and there shall be some left over.’” And when they had eaten, there was some left over, as the LORD had said. Prophet Elisha

Psalm 144, of David, is the conclusion of the primitive psalterium (ps ). The "new song" dedicated to Yahweh King-Universal of, that satiates us freely. -The psalmist wants ALL creatures bless God. -He wants everyone’s sights fixed on God, who opens his hand to satiate us -He wants everyone to recognize that God's ways are of goodness, and his works are of LOVE.

Psalm 145 The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs. Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD, and let your faithful ones bless you. Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might. Gilgal seen from the air

The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs. The eyes of all look hopefully to you, and you give them their food in due season; you open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. Gilgal

The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs. The LORD is just in all his ways and holy in all his works. The LORD is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth. Gilgal

Eph 4:1-6 Brothers and sisters: I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace: one body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. One Lord

A great prophet has arisen in our midst. God has visited his people. Lk 7:16 Lk 7:16 Loaves and fishes at Magdala

Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd followed him, because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. The Jewish feast of Passover was near. When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, he said to Philip, “Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?” He said this to test him, because he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, “Two hundred days’ wages worth of food would not be enough for each of them to have a little.” One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?” Jesus said, “Have the people recline.” Now there was a great deal of grass in that place. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number. >>>>>>>> Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes

>>>>>> Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted. When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples, “Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted.” So they collected them, and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves that had been more than they could eat. When the people saw the sign he had done, they said, “This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.” Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain alone. Jn 6: 1-15 Interior of the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves. Byzantine mosaic under the altar

May God send fidelity and mercy Psalm 57:4

Original: Joan Ramírez (+) Image enlargement, readings, music, comments (Catalan and Spanish version): Regina Goberna, in collaboration with Ángel Casas Translation to Basque:Periko Alkain Translation to Dutch:Ben Van Vossel Translation to English:Vivian Townsend Translation to French:Ángel Casas Translation to Italian:Ramon Julià Translation to Portuguese: Ze Manel Marquespereira Video: Esther Lozano Nuns of Sant Benet de Montserrat